Preserving Color in Dry Herbarium Specimens Using Calcium Chloride. P. E. Kyriakopoulou, Virology Laboratory, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Kiphissia, Athens, Greece. Plant Dis. 66:1059-1060. Accepted for publication 12 March 1982. Copyright 1982 American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-66-1059.

The natural color characters of plant tissues were well preserved using granulated calcium chloride (CaCl₂) for the quick drying of pressed herbarium specimens.

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